diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec b/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
index e95b0b69d..0823f2a1f 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
+++ b/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ AutoReqProv: no
 # Define a different location for various httpd configs in s390x mode
 %define httpconfigdir %(if [ "$s390x" = "1" ];then echo "xcathttpdsave"; else echo "xcat"; fi)
 
+# Disable shebang mangling of python scripts
+%undefine __brp_mangle_shebangs
+
 # AIX will build with an arch of "ppc"
 # also need to fix Requires for AIX
 %ifos linux